Three things that Cuba has in abundance (or so we've been told despite that stupid embargo) are sugar, limes, and rum. Legend has it that an American mining engineer fresh off the Spanish-American war named Jenning Cox happened to be living and working in the small town of Daiquiri, Cuba, in 1905. As the tale goes, Cox ran out of gin at a party and switched to the local favorite, rum, to mix with his limes and sugar... and presto, the Daiquiri was born! One of the most loved rum drinks next to the resurging Mojito, the Daiquiri has never really seen a downturn in popularity.
